Iiviprovem ent in finger-rings



N. A.-BELL:EZZA.

' FINGER RING. No.'184,3Z.O. Patented Nov. 14, 1876.

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE,

NIOOLO ALESSANDRO BELLEZZA, OF ROME, ITALY, ASSIGNOR TO SIMON MUHR, OF-PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN FINGER-RINGS.

cification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,320, dated November14, 1876 application filed September 26, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NIGOLO ALESSANDRO BELLEZZA, of Rome, Italy, haveinvented an Improved FingenRing, of which the following is aspecification The object of my'invention is to so eonstrnct afinger-ring that, while it will fit snugly to the finger, it willinterfere less with the free movement of the same, and can be Worn withmore comfort than an ordinary ring.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved fingerring; Fig. 2, a side view oi the same, as it appears whenapplied to the finger; and Fig. 3, an inverted plan view'.

The ring before it is bent is of the form shown in Fig. 4, but bybending it at the points :1: ac, Figs. 1 and 2, an appropriate shape,Fig. 3, is presented for the finger, to which it will'fit more snuglyand with less danger of accidental removal than an ordinary plain ring.It can, however, be removed when necessary by the exercise of a slightefi'ort.

The most prominent advantage of my invention, however, is this, that thering interferes less with the free movement of the finger than anordinary ring, and this is especially the case when the ring has ajeweled or other ornament, m, as at the rearward-projecting portion 2,of comparatively large size, for this ornament will always be so farback of thesec- 0nd joint pot the finger as not to interfere with thesame, but not too far back to interfere with the third joint, while therearwardprojecting portion y of the ring will rest in the bend of thethird joint on the inside of the hand, and theswelling of the fleshbetween the second and third joints of the finger, which occurs when thehand is doubled, is not restricted, as in the case of an ordinary ring.

It will be seen, therefore, that the ring can be worn with much morecomfort than a ring of the usual form.

I claim as my invention- The within-described finger-ring, bent at thepoints ac a, and having the rearward-projecting portion y z,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification inthepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

N ICOLO ALESSANDRO BELLEZZA.

Witnesses:

HENRY HowsoN, Jr., HARRY SMITH.

